From vanA Enterococcus hirae to vanA Enterococcus faecium: A study of feed supplementation with avoparcin and tylosin in young chickens

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1137-1143

  Robredo, Beatriz ^a   Singh, Kavindra V ^c   Baquero, Fernando ^b   Murray, Barbara E ^c   Torres, Carmen ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AVOPARCIN; BACTERIOCIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FOOD ADDITIVE; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; KANAMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TEICOPLANIN; TYLOSIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE TRANSFER; INTESTINE FLORA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 0032938423     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.5.1137     Document Type: Article

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